Binding from Qur'an

1230 AH/AD 1814-1815 (?)

8 cm 13.5 cm

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This 19h-century lacquer binding from Walters manuscript W.567 has a floral composition on a gold field on the upper and lower boards. It appears to be contemporary with the manuscript. The insides of both upper and lower boards are painted with a lobed, yellow central medalli...

Artifact

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79961
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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2
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Culture
Islamic
Medium
lacquer

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